Modifying an abstract noun (esp. a quality): great in amount or degree; = much, adj. 1d. Now rare.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] (287) mickleeOE Modifying an abstract noun (esp. a quality): great in amount or degree; = much, adj. 1d. Now rare. wideOE Considerable in amount, degree, quality, or intensity. Obsolete. largec1300 Of considerable size or extent; great, big. Designating a quantity, amount, measure, etc., of relatively great magnitude or extent. greata1325 Of material things: a great number or quantity of; a great deal of; many, much. Now rare except in extended use in great smoke n. at compounds 1e. muchc1330 Great in amount or degree. Obsolete. mightyc1390 Of a thing, action, event, etc.: considerable; very great in amount, extent, or degree. In later use chiefly colloquial. millionc1390 A thousand times a thousand; numbering a thousand thousands; (often indefinitely or hyperbolically) a very great many, countless. (rare in early use.) dreicha1400 Great in size, force or degree; large, mighty, impressive. Obsolete. rudea1450 Large in amount. Obsolete. massive1581 Of an immaterial thing: grand or impressive in scale; substantial in import or effect. Now frequently in weakened senses: far-reaching, very… massy1588 Of an immaterial thing: great, substantial, dense, impressive. heavy1728 Weighty because of the quantity present; hence, in large quantity or amount, abundant. Also of timber: consisting of large trees (U.S.). magnitudinous1777 Characterized by magnitude; great, significant, imposing. powerful1800 colloquial (chiefly Irish English and U.S.). Great in number, quantity, or degree; considerable. Cf. mighty, adj. 3. almighty1824 colloquial (originally North American). Of high intensity or degree; very great; enormous; considerable, outright, complete. Cf. mighty, adj. 3. tall1842 figurative. Large in amount, big. slang (originally U.S.). tall order, something expected to be hard to achieve or fulfil: cf. big (large, strong)… hefty1930 Weighty, heavy; hard, grievous. Also, large or significant in size, and as adverb, ‘powerfully’, exceedingly. honking1943 colloquial (originally U.S.). Great, huge; powerful, impressive. Frequently as an intensifier, following big, great, etc. Cf. stonking, adj. mondo1968 Considerable, huge; ultimate, total. Subcategories:— great (of quantity/amount) (9) — much/a great amount/quantity of (10) — considerable in amount or degree (34) — very great (68) — vast, immense, or huge (71) — extensive or on a large scale (26) — infinite or unlimited (10) — greater in quantity, amount, or degree (18) — greatest in quantity, amount, or degree (22) |
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